AFI organises the following national level athletics competitions in the country: British James Hillier is the sprint and hurdles coach.

[5] Jamaican Jason Dawson is the men's 400m relay coach since Russian Galina Bukharina left.

The entire 4 × 400 m women's relay that won gold in the 2010 Commonwealth Games were tested positive for anabolic steroid.

The governing body's selection process for international teams have received public criticism.

Commentator KP Mohan believed the right decision had been made to not include Chitra and several other Asian champions, given their low international ranking at that time, though he stated the controversy could have been avoided if the AFI had made its selection criteria clear before the start of the athletics season.